India, May 5 -- Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist Mona Patel made a splash at the 2024 Met Gala with her mesmerising debut - and with the 2025 edition of the annual fundraising benefit set to take place in a few hours, many are wondering if she will make an appearance again.

Dubbed the "mystery woman" at the Met Gala, Mona Patel took the internet by storm in her Iris van Herpen butterfly dress last year. Her sensational debut was widely covered in the US and in India, where Patel was born. In fact, her Instagram bio is a nod to that viral moment - "Mystery Guest #MET2024," it reads.

Born in Vadodara, Gujarat, Mona Patel is a serial entrepreneur who moved to the United States at 22 to attend Rutgers University. She returned...